diff --git a/src/storm-dft/generator/DftNextStateGenerator.cpp b/src/storm-dft/generator/DftNextStateGenerator.cpp
index 245a448ef..7b86d1faa 100644
--- a/src/storm-dft/generator/DftNextStateGenerator.cpp
+++ b/src/storm-dft/generator/DftNextStateGenerator.cpp
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ namespace storm {
                     newState->updateFailableDependencies(next->id());
                 }
 
-                if(newState->isInvalid()) {
+                if(newState->isInvalid() || (nextBE->isTransient() && !newState->hasFailed(mDft.getTopLevelIndex()))) {
                     // Continue with next possible state
                     ++currentFailable;
                     continue;
diff --git a/src/storm-dft/parser/DFTGalileoParser.cpp b/src/storm-dft/parser/DFTGalileoParser.cpp
index 38dec9bf0..c81c2767a 100644
--- a/src/storm-dft/parser/DFTGalileoParser.cpp
+++ b/src/storm-dft/parser/DFTGalileoParser.cpp
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ namespace storm {
                     } else if (boost::starts_with(tokens[1], "lambda=")) {
                         ValueType failureRate = parseRationalExpression(tokens[1].substr(7));
                         ValueType dormancyFactor = parseRationalExpression(tokens[2].substr(5));
-                        success = builder.addBasicElement(name, failureRate, dormancyFactor);
+                        success = builder.addBasicElement(name, failureRate, dormancyFactor, false); // TODO set transient BEs
                     } else {
                         STORM_LOG_THROW(false, storm::exceptions::NotSupportedException, "Type name: " << tokens[1] << "  not recognized.");
                         success = false;
diff --git a/src/storm-dft/parser/DFTJsonParser.cpp b/src/storm-dft/parser/DFTJsonParser.cpp
index ac4e094ff..0d6f312f2 100644
--- a/src/storm-dft/parser/DFTJsonParser.cpp
+++ b/src/storm-dft/parser/DFTJsonParser.cpp
@@ -100,7 +100,11 @@ namespace storm {
                 } else if (type == "be") {
                     ValueType failureRate = parseRationalExpression(data.at("rate"));
                     ValueType dormancyFactor = parseRationalExpression(data.at("dorm"));
-                    success = builder.addBasicElement(name, failureRate, dormancyFactor);
+                    bool transient = false;
+                    if (data.count("transient") > 0) {
+                        transient = data.at("transient");
+                    }
+                    success = builder.addBasicElement(name, failureRate, dormancyFactor, transient);
                 } else {
                     STORM_LOG_THROW(false, storm::exceptions::NotSupportedException, "Type name: " << type << "  not recognized.");
                     success = false;
diff --git a/src/storm-dft/storage/dft/DFTBuilder.cpp b/src/storm-dft/storage/dft/DFTBuilder.cpp
index 66beaa387..88abc9665 100644
--- a/src/storm-dft/storage/dft/DFTBuilder.cpp
+++ b/src/storm-dft/storage/dft/DFTBuilder.cpp
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ namespace storm {
                     if (be->canFail()) {
                         dormancyFactor = be->passiveFailureRate() / be->activeFailureRate();
                     }
-                    addBasicElement(be->name(), be->activeFailureRate(), dormancyFactor);
+                    addBasicElement(be->name(), be->activeFailureRate(), dormancyFactor, be->isTransient());
                     break;
                 }
                 case DFTElementType::CONSTF:
diff --git a/src/storm-dft/storage/dft/DFTBuilder.h b/src/storm-dft/storage/dft/DFTBuilder.h
index 598c1d765..42713e601 100644
--- a/src/storm-dft/storage/dft/DFTBuilder.h
+++ b/src/storm-dft/storage/dft/DFTBuilder.h
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ namespace storm {
                 if (binaryDependencies && !storm::utility::isOne(probability) && children.size() > 2) {
                     // Introduce additional element for first capturing the probabilistic dependency
                     std::string nameAdditional = name + "_additional";
-                    addBasicElement(nameAdditional, storm::utility::zero<ValueType>(), storm::utility::zero<ValueType>());
+                    addBasicElement(nameAdditional, storm::utility::zero<ValueType>(), storm::utility::zero<ValueType>(), false);
                     // First consider probabilistic dependency
                     addDepElement(name + "_pdep", {children.front(), nameAdditional}, probability);
                     // Then consider dependencies to the children if probabilistic dependency failed
@@ -168,12 +168,12 @@ namespace storm {
                 return true;
             }
             
-            bool addBasicElement(std::string const& name, ValueType failureRate, ValueType dormancyFactor) {
+            bool addBasicElement(std::string const& name, ValueType failureRate, ValueType dormancyFactor, bool transient = false) {
                 //TODO Matthias: collect constraints for SMT solving
                 //failureRate > 0
                 //0 <= dormancyFactor <= 1
 
-                mElements[name] = std::make_shared<DFTBE<ValueType>>(mNextId++, name, failureRate, dormancyFactor);
+                mElements[name] = std::make_shared<DFTBE<ValueType>>(mNextId++, name, failureRate, dormancyFactor, transient);
                 return true;
             }
 
diff --git a/src/storm-dft/storage/dft/elements/DFTBE.h b/src/storm-dft/storage/dft/elements/DFTBE.h
index 3be82d9f1..6bb234b4e 100644
--- a/src/storm-dft/storage/dft/elements/DFTBE.h
+++ b/src/storm-dft/storage/dft/elements/DFTBE.h
@@ -11,10 +11,11 @@ namespace storm {
             ValueType mActiveFailureRate;
             ValueType mPassiveFailureRate;
             DFTDependencyVector mIngoingDependencies;
+            bool mTransient;
 
         public:
-            DFTBE(size_t id, std::string const& name, ValueType failureRate, ValueType dormancyFactor) :
-                    DFTElement<ValueType>(id, name), mActiveFailureRate(failureRate), mPassiveFailureRate(dormancyFactor * failureRate)
+            DFTBE(size_t id, std::string const& name, ValueType failureRate, ValueType dormancyFactor, bool transient = false) :
+                    DFTElement<ValueType>(id, name), mActiveFailureRate(failureRate), mPassiveFailureRate(dormancyFactor * failureRate), mTransient(transient)
             {}
 
             DFTElementType type() const override {
@@ -32,6 +33,10 @@ namespace storm {
             ValueType const& passiveFailureRate() const {
                 return mPassiveFailureRate;
             }
+
+            bool isTransient() const {
+                return mTransient;
+            }
             
             bool canFail() const {
                 return !storm::utility::isZero(mActiveFailureRate);